Many ask about the name. It was my mom’s idea. The purpose was to create an attention-grabbing name that would stick in potential customers’ minds. There was also some talk about my dad coming into the business after his retirement. At the time, retirement was not a word that seemed like it would apply to Dad very soon and today, two decades years later, Dad and retirement have still not met. So now I simply answer the question saying that initially, the name was about marketing. It gave an established-sounding name to a young business. Even today, when browsing in the Yellow Pages, one finds the name Bausman and Father does set me apart from the others in the trade. In 1985, Sunset Strip Furniture Stripping was purchased, enabling us to strip furniture in-house rather than sending it out.

For more than a quarter century now, Bausman and Father has built a loyal and varied customer base. It is working with many of these fine people and the spectrum of antiques they bring to us that has made these years such a great adventure. I am thankful for their business and their confidence. With the next generation of Bausmans now growing toward adulthood, perhaps the company name and mission will ring true well into this century.